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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

March 2018 PPM Data – Round Two. March 2018 ratings information has been released for Washington (D.C.), Boston, Miami, Detroit, Seattle, Phoenix, Minneapolis, San Diego, Denver, Tampa, Baltimore, and St. Louis. Nielsen Audio’s March 2018 survey period covered March 1 – 28. Managing editor Mike Kinosian (Kinosian@TALKERS.com) provides his “Takeaways” from all of these PPM-markets.

Denver

Spoken-Word Formats – As a result of a +.4 (5.4 – 5.8, second to first, 6+), Colorado Public Radio news/talk KCFR is back on top as it was in January. When KCFR lost six-tenths in February, its consecutive string of improvements that netted a cumulative +1.5 (4.5 – 4.8 – 5.0 – 6.0, 6+) ended at three. Immediately after faltering by nine-tenths in February to 2.7 (6+), Bonneville-owned KKFN “Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan” answers with a +1.0 in March to 3.7 (#16 to #13, 6+). Its +.4 in January to 3.6 (6+) halted three straight down or flat sweeps that yielded a cumulative -1.3 (4.5 – 4.2 – 4.2 – 3.2, 6+). Advancing from tenth to ninth, iHeartMedia news/talk KOA “Colorado’s News, Traffic, & Weather Station” picks up one-tenth in consecutive sweeps (4.2 – 4.3 – 4.4, 6+), after January’s one-half share loss; January’s 4.2 was its lowest 6+-share since 3.5 in March 2017. Displaying a steady November 2017 – March 2018 (6+) topline of 2.3 – 2.3 – 2.2 – 2.3 – 2.3 – 2.1, news/talk cluster-mate KHOW “Talk Radio 630” carries on at #18. Meanwhile, Community Radio for Northern Colorado news/talk KUNC is flat at .7 (6+) and remains at #26.

Denver Music Formats – Tacking on six-tenths to February’s +.7 (2.7 – 3.4 – 4.0, 6+), Entercom rhythmic CHR KQKS cracks the top ten (#14 to #10); “KS-107.5” was -.5 in January. Classic rock cluster-mate KQMT “99.5 The Mountain” is a combined +1.8 in three upticks in a row (3.7 – 4.4 – 5.0 – 5.5, 6+) and leaps from fourth to second with its best 6+-stat since 5.7 in August 2017. Progressing by one-half share as well is KSE Radio Ventures classic hits-oldies KXKL “Kool 105 – Denver’s Greatest Hits” (4.6 – 5.1, eighth to sixth, 6+). The last time “Kool 105” reached the five-share level (6+) was January 2017 (5.5). A combined +1.2 in January and February (4.6 – 5.1 – 5.8, 6+), iHeartMedia triple A KBCO “World Class Rock” returns half that increase and drops from first to fourth (5.2, -.6, 6+). Its +.5 in January curtailed four straight declines for a collective -2.0 (6.6 – 6.3 – 5.9 – 5.5 – 4.6, 6+). The market’s (6+) hot AC share erodes by -1.3, as KSE Radio Ventures’ KIMN “Mix 100 – Today’s Best Mix” is off eight-tenths and exits the top ten (3.9, #7 to #11, 6+), while Entercom’s KALC “Alice 105.9” – which was locked on 4.2 (6+) in January and February – loses one-half share (3.7, #12 to #13, 6+). The -.5 by “Mix” stymies three straight gains that netted +1.2 (3.5 – 4.0 – 4.4 – 4.7, 6+). A loss of seven-tenths (4.0 – 3.3, 6+) by iHeartMedia CHR KPTT sends “95.7 The Party” from #13 to #15.

I was wondering the same thing. They must not be a subscriber... maybe they are waiting for it to go up in the ratings before they are included in the public ratings.

Speaking of The Bull, someone with an HD Radio, take a look at KWOF 92.5 FM HD-2. It's called "92.5 HD2 The Bull". LOL

KBPI 107.9 FM Ft. Collins has applied with the FCC to raise their antenna around 150 feet. I'm surprised they are hanging in there in the Denver ratings with their change in signals. I guess there isn't many meters in the burbs. I can only get them on KWBL 106.7 FM HD-2 here in Westminster. I'm probably one of the few that even have an HD Radio...

I was wondering the same thing. They must not be a subscriber... maybe they are waiting for it to go up in the ratings before they are included in the public ratings.

Speaking of The Bull, someone with an HD Radio, take a look at KWOF 92.5 FM HD-2. It's called "92.5 HD2 The Bull". LOL

KBPI 107.9 FM Ft. Collins has applied with the FCC to raise their antenna around 150 feet. I'm surprised they are hanging in there in the Denver ratings with their change in signals. I guess there isn't many meters in the burbs. I can only get them on KWBL 106.7 FM HD-2 here in Westminster. I'm probably one of the few that even have an HD Radio...

Family Suburban has HD Radio. Wasted potential of a technology. Sounds great when listening to it. I also noticed the thing about the Bull on KWOF HD2. Had to do a double take.

92.5 HD2 has been the “bull” before 106.7 became the “bull”. That said i have no reason to make a permanent switch to the Bull. The playlist is almost identical to KYGO or the Wolf. I noticed KYGO and the Wolf have jumped on newer music quicker then they have in the past and even play more older stuff with more variety. In addition id rather listen to a local morning show that is invested in the community, not someone on 200 stations out of Nashville. I wish IHeart would have kept KBPI on 106.7 because now i cant pick up 107.9 and i wont listen to country on 106.7.

Really? I thought they kept Wille on HD 2 on 92.5?
Just how far do you live from Denver? Why not just listen to KBPI on online then? The whole reason on the Trimulicast was so that people can listen to 107.9 from Fort Collins to Pueblo?
Yeah your right Iheart has cheap as they are (and they are cheap), didn't want to go with a local morning show but yea with a syndication show out of Nashville!
Then again Iheart is in alot of hot water and in a very deep hole at the moment and not able to climb out of it!

The one thing different from the BULL, they have the artist introduce their new song! No other country station does that now!